5G Aviation Crisis...Averted? Another 2 week Delay.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s8J2j2PJi1o
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“This Administration needs less political spin and more competent governance.”
Yeah. And unicorns are possible.
How long before we see class action suits against the cell outfits. “You sold me a 5G that doesn’t work.”
Everything the govt touches turns to s!!t
What is the best way to get around the paywall at the WSJ so we can read the rest of the story?
Geez. It’s almost like there’s a breakdown in interagency(FCC-FAA) communications huh? The rollout of the, uh, you know, the thing should NOT have been a surprise to anyone.
5G has been in development for over 10 years.
The FAA just figured this out?
This, plus the ports debacle, should sink any chance that Buttigieg has at the White House.
Perhaps, he is being setup as the fall guy to clear the path for someone else. But I really don’t care as long as another communist is marked as incompetent.
Yes, I know that incompetence is a badge of honor among Democrats.
The FCC is a liberal political animal. They are blaming the FAA, yet, it is the FCC who is responsible for ensuring proper use of the RF frequency spectrum, not the FAA. The FCC screwed the pooch and tried to blame the airlines, and that failed, so they are now blaming the FAA. Typical liberals, never taking responsibility for their own actions.
Did no one setup a test airport and run flight tests? I would guess the FCC expected the FAA to do so and vice versa, so it was not done. And the airlines do not want to bear the expense of testing their own equipment and swapping it out for new if the existing modules are susceptible to noise.
Great example of government that is ever more expensive, intrusive and incompetent at the same time.
No one needs 5G. That’s my argument.
From the Airworthiness Directive issued by the FAA the problem seems to be that the manufacturers of the radar altimeters have not been able to prove that the 5G C-Band signals could not possibly cause any interference with their equipment. This only affects very precise types of landings in fixed and rotary-wing aircraft that automate the landing all the way to touchdown.
I don’t know how you can prove a negative like the FAA is asking given that any analog radio signal is subject to potential modulation and band shifting due to reflection and side lobe effects. The standard approach is to establish a sufficient bandwidth separation to make significant interference “statistically unlikely” but not “impossible”. This is what the FCC did by establishing the 5G standard with full public comment and oversight. Unless the manufacturers can revoke the laws of physics, they are out of luck.
5G Aviation Crisis...Averted? Another 2 week Delay.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s8J2j2PJi1o
Please media. Get your reporting correct. 5G does not affect the altimeters. It affects radar or radio altimeters. These are used for low weather approach and’s are. Part of the ground proximity warning systems. The actual altimeters we barometric pressure and are not affected by 5G
Maybe I’m missing something here?
Altimeters are barometric devices. NO electronics are involved.
I suspect they mean Radar Altimeters which commercial airlines MIGHT have installed and are probably rarely used. Radar Altimeters work only in close proximity to the ground. I’ve only flown single engine planes, but I suspect that normal ILS which includes altitude guidance (glideslope) for landing would be the instrument of choice when available, which is nearly everywhere unless it’s out of service at a particular airport and runway.
ML/NJ